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they are called sestet.
In his "Book of Forms", Lewis Turco lists over a dozen variations of six line poetry forms. Several of them are well known to Sonnet writers and are considered by most simply to be a turn or shift in argument.
Very few poets today think of these forms as a poetry form in itself. One example that comes readily to mind is Theodore Roethke's Open House.
The Welsh and Irish have several examples of six line poetry as aficionados will quickly attest and there are also several Oriental versions that can be added to the list. Again most poets do not consider these forms when writing.
What is being suggested is that these forms be considered as an alternative form when writing a Ballad, a love poem, a Gothic story, or perhaps something after the fashion of a P
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∙ 12y agoA poem with 6 lines. Usually with the same amount of syllables in each line.
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∙ 13y agosextain/sexain-A stanza of six lines, as in some fixed forms such as a sestina
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∙ 14y agoA sestina
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∙ 13y agoa sestet.
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Is tercet a six-line stanza?
No. A tercet is a three-line stanza. A sestet is a six-line stanza.
A 5-line stanza of any kind can be called a?
what is a 5-line stanza
What is a 3 line stanza in a poem called?
triplet
What is a four stanza poem?
It is a poem that has four verses (stanzas). a stanza is like a verse in a song. a four stanza poem can be ryhming or free verse depending on your preference. but realy u dont now what a four stanza poem is "WOW!"
What do you call a stanza of 1 line?
A line. It would hardly bear the title of 'stanza'.
Is tercet a six-line stanza?
No. A tercet is a three-line stanza. A sestet is a six-line stanza.
What is a 5 line stanza called?
A 5 line stanza is called a cinquain
What is a 2-line stanza?
a 2 line stanza is called a couplet.
What are the different kinds of stanza?
1.Couplet a two line stanza 2.Triplet (Tercet) a three line stanza 3.Quitrain a four line stanza 4.Quintet a five line stanza 5.Setstet (Sextet) a six line stanza 6.Septet a seven line stanza 7.Octave an eight line stanza
A 5-line stanza of any kind can be called a?
what is a 5-line stanza
What is the term for a three-line stanza?
A three-line stanza is called a tercet.
What is a stanza of eight lines called?
A miscellaneous 8 line stanza is called an octet. But the 8 line stanza which forms the first verse of a sonnet is called an octave, and the commonest form of 8 line stanza (by far) in English is called ottava rima.
What is a twenty line stanza called?
A stanza with twenty lines is typically called a "sestet" or a "sestina." In traditional poetry forms like the sonnet or the villanelle, a sestet refers to a stanza with six lines.
What is a is a six-line stanza?
Sestet:n.A group of six lines of poetry, especially the last six lines of a Petrarchan Sonnet.A poem or stanza containing six lines.
What is a two line stanza called?
A stanza of two lines is called a couplet.
What is six lined stanza called?
a sestet.
What is a sixteen line stanza called?
A sixteen line stanza is called a quatern. It consists of four quatrains, with each quatrain having four lines.
